Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-10

States Senator? No man dare assert Sucn
a proposition. Nearly every one of his
champions upon this floor, carefully con-
eeaLed his preference before his election.
And this brings me to speak of my duty
to nv constituents. My colleague and
myself were nominated at a primary cleo
ton, wherein the issue was distinctly made,
and We were sent here under explicit i'll
struction by our constituents not to aid in
Mr.. Cainden's reelection. Arc we to dis
regard these instructions, and betray the
trust confided TO us? The Senator and
! Delegate from Hampshire were instructed
in mass convention by unequivOcal resOlu-
tions not to vote for Mr.. Camden, in caucus
or ont of caucus. Are they to disobey the
| wishes of their constituents?
The Delegate from Hardy, one of the
ablest men on this floor, understands the
wishes of his own people, and knows that
lie is truly representing them. Now, out
OF, say, 5000 Democratic majority in this
State in 1854, these three counties which |
have enumerated-JefferSon, Hampshire
and Hardy-cOntributed t~hirty-live hun
dred And inthe late election, in which
our majority was less than six hundred,
without the enormous majOritieS cOntribu-
ted by these three noble counties, the
Democratic party would have been hope
leSsly and ANONYMOUSLY defeated! And
these three counties, seconded by Marshall,
| Marion and Putnam, are unalterably OPP
posed to the Standard Oil methods, and
railway sovereignty, which, i'll spite of
their protest, propose to elect Mr.. Camden.
And this brings me to consider, finally,
my duty to the Democratic party OF this
State.
There is not 4 crime in the calendar Of
political method which the self constituted
leaders of the Democratic party in this
State have not encouraged their followers
to commit. Their one idea of conducting
Il political campaign has been the free, and
| may add, Illicit, use Of money.
On the other hand, zee have gone down
among the masses of the people, and
preached the everlasting gospel af true
Democratic principles. At the court house,
IN the school house, at the cross roads, We
have said TO the people, gold and SILVER
have we none, but such immutable doc
trine Of free government rs We have de-
rived from the fathers, We freely offer and
rehearSe unto you. And what has been
the result? While we have steadily in
creased our maiOritieS, Our SO-called lead
ers nave shorn our party OF its strength,
and lost control ofevery county which they
have dominated. In six years they have
reduced our majority trOm twelve thou
sand down to six hundred They have
alienated the Greenhack party by making
war on silver; they have driven away the
labor organizations, who are now here
protesting against Mr.. Camden's election.
II ever u question has arisen between the
railroads and the people, they have arraycd
themselves on the side OF the railroads.
When our free Democracy desired Car
Isle for Speaker of the House of R"prcScn-
tative, they m~arshallrd all their forces for
Mr.. Randall.
When we desired tOabOliSh the infamous
lree-paSs system, they invariably and in
exorably voted us down.
When we advocated some restriction and
regulation of the ruinOus railway discrimi-
nations against o people, they laughed us
to ScOrn, and constantly ranged themselves
upon the side Of the rilwayS.
II we desired to equalize taxation, they
invariably advocated exemptions, and the
release of corporations.
They have more than once degraded our
party with the suspicion of purchased Sen
atorisl honOrs, and have cOnSorted with
the most veRal of political parasites.
! They have denounced our Court OF Appeals
because of its incOrruptibility; they have
derided our Governor because he was on
the side of the people; they have shame
fully abused the Federal patronage for
their " advancement.
And now that the minute hand on the
political clock points to the hour Of doom,
these leaders come and beg for quarter,
hut no quarter shall he given. The Hat ct
| the true Democracy has gone forth, and
| Mr.. Camden cannot he reelected unless by
Republican coalition. II the Republicans
choose to elect him, very well-let them
do 80, and assume the responsibility. Onr
duty to the Democratic party OF this State
prohibits Our supporting him, or contrib
uting to such Il result.
We have fought the battle against mo-
uOpuly too long in this State To he now
willing to surrender our principles. 1t Is
this that encourages us-that the
| truths on which the Democracy is founded
rs the party OF the people, though hatiled
for ! time, eventually carry conviction to
the masses. And the MASSES once in
spired. the press and the leaders take new
departure. and correct their courses.
The march of Truth though slow, is
sure and stately. Her pioneers, aS they
ascend the heights, may he stricken down,
or fail by the waySide. But 10! in her
own appointed season, immortal Truth
herself cOmeth mp over the mountain tops,
her head encircled Ivy an aureOle of glory,
and her feet rcSplendcnt with the radiance
of perpetual dawn. The music Of the
spheres accompanies her the morning
Stars are her heralds, and they cry aloud:
make way there, for Truth for 10, she
cometh Make way there, ye enemies OF
Truth ~ And thercupOn the mists arise,
the clouds dispense, and the bright etlul'
gence of an Eternal Purpose maketh the
path more plain, and another landmark is
erected in the march of human progress.
With this faith in the ultimate triumph
of Political Truth, while Others have been
preaching Democracy rs an organization
without convictions, we have been endeav'
oring to breathe into it the vitality of cor
rect principles, that it might become the
embodiment of that political faith which
its great founder, Thomas Jefferson taught
as the only true foundation of American
liberty.
FINANCE AND TRADE.